Similar to rocket wings: US Air Force showed a tiny JSX-2 plane (video)
According to the War Zone observers, one of the key elements of the training is the use of single JSX-2 aircraft, which, due to their small size and maneuverability, are ideal for imitation of winged missiles and drones. The microlithic is equipped with a TJ100 turbojet engine from the Czech company PBS Aerospace with a maximum engine craving of 281 pounds (127. 46 kgf).
The advanced JSX-2, which appeared in the early 2010s, became larger and has a more streamlined design, as well as a completely removed chassis. It is also equipped with a parachute recovery system, which can be deployed with a rocket in the event of an emergency in flight. The speed of the machine reaches 240 miles per hour (386 km/h), and the maximum flight range is 410 miles (659 km).
The planes are equipped with gondolas under fuselage, which can contain additional equipment for military training. Viewers say that using US military manned aircraft as surrogates of various air threats, especially cruise missiles, is not something new to assist in preparation, testing and evaluation.
The fact is that the main reason for the use of such equipment lies in the restrictions of UAVs on the United States, since the drones are good for use in a strictly controlled airspace, such as missile landfills, but not suitable for use in large power training.
In addition, compared to drones as targets, which are usually designed for one flight, before they need to be restored and repaired before repeated use, manned aircraft can perform several missions a day, and often they can do so with much less total cost. Also JSX-2, has an additional opportunity to better reproduce smaller and flexible permutic threats not only visually, but also in terms of the effective scattering surface and infrared signature.